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The new display will not just be for the Hult Center and Cultural Services. The entire Library, Recreation and Cultural Services Department will share the use of this fantastic new information tool. For more information, call Mark Loigman at 682-5307. Cartoon Conveys Important Stormwater Messaqe Local cartoonist Jan Eliot, creator of the nationally known Stone Soup cartoon strip, has helped create stormwater messages through a creative venue with the use of humor. Several newspaper ads that will appear in the Eugene Weekly and The Register-Guard over the next week display one of her creations along with information about an upcoming healthy lawn care clinic offered through Eugene's Stormwater Management Program. New approaches in delivering important messages are imperative in this age of information overload. In a continuing effort to reach local residents about the importance of reducing stormwater pollution that ends up in our local waterways, the Stormwater Management Program will display more of Eliot's cartoons in upcoming issues of Stormwater Connections, a biannual newsletter, and through other educational materials. For more information about this educational strategy or stormwater pollution, contact Kathy Eva, public information specialist at 682-2739 or via e-mail at kathy.a.eva@ci.eugene.or, us .................................................................. Wetlands Research Studies Impact of Restoration Techniques on Soil, Ve.qetation Parks and Open Space Natural Resources staff applied infrared weed burning and solarization on experimental plots of land in the West Eugene Wetlands in the last two weeks, as part of a research project staff is participating in with the University of Oregon (UO), Lane Council of Governments and other West Eugene Wetlands partners. Funded by a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the project involves studying the impact of various site preparation techniques for wetlands restoration efforts over a five- to seven-year period. Specifically, four techniques--tilling, solarizing, Sunburst infrared weed burning, and herbicide--will be applied in various combinations to 50 experimental plots of land, and data will be collected to document the effects of these techniques on plant productivity, the number and relative abundance of each species, and many functional aspects of the soil, such as carbon and nutrient cycling. "The results of this research will provide important information about how the West Eugene Wetlands Program can improve its restoration efforts," says Wetlands Program Supervisor Eric Wold. "We look forward to the results of these studies and are pleased that the UO team is collaborating on this project and lending its expertise to the collection and analysis of the data." The treated plots will be planted in the fall. For more information about the project, call Eric Wold in the Parks and Open Space Division at 682-4888. Friends' 2004 Gift to EPL: $70,000 The Friends of Eugene Public Library received a standing ovation at EPL's August staff meeting upon delivering a check for $70,000 to support Library programs and purchases. Surrounded by members of the Friends Board, President Edith White praised "old friends and new" on the EPL staff. EPL Director Connie Bennett accepted the gift, offering much appreciation to the Friends for their dedication and longstanding partnership with the Library. The Friends is a non-profit membership organization that fundraises to support Library materials, performances, workshops, speakers, special events, and the "Library Matters!" newsletter. In addition, the Friends provided significant start-up gifts for the Bethel and Sheldon Branches and the new Downtown Library. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 August 23, 2004